I've lifted a couple of things that really caught my eye today: Dave Kruger's "...yak-trip narrative addiction" (Subj. Homelands...) perfectly describes something I wouldn't have known how to put into words. I also loved Wendy Ogaki's whimsical "No idea what kind of mileage we're looking at -- I guess it depends what you see and how much we dipsy doodle." (Subject: AK/Yukon) Is dipsy doodling a well-known activity? Or a made-up expression? I grew up in Venzuela (but went to the British School for elementary and the American High School (Colegio American) there) and English is my first language, and have lived in the US (actually, the Banana Republic of Miami) for 22 years, but occasionally will come across a "new" American expression or word. "dipsy" makes me think of paddle dipping and "doodling" reminds me of dawdling. Thanks to both of you, I intend to adopt these. Anyone else care to share words or phrases that have special meaning? In our little plastic paddling group we sometimes refer to ourselves as The Slow Mosey Gang because one of the fellas says he's built for comfort, not speed and he just likes to mosey along. I had invited a friend on the Cayo Costa trip (I thought she was an experienced canoeist) and she took "slow mosey" to a new level: "no mosey." sandy kramer miami *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> Is dipsy doodling a well-known activity? Or a made-up expression? Offhand, it reminds me of some kind of somersaulting activity. However, I've heard this used in the South to describe stopping on the edge line of an eddy. Rather than turning, facing upstream, and stopping, you instead slowly spin a full circle. Gives you a little breather, take in the scenery, and maybe lose a little distance if you're too close to the boat ahead of you...... Joe P. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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